VIETNAM TODAY

Married people in rural areas of Vietnam feel more satisfied with their lives than those who are single or never marry, one study showed.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will apply strict regulations on the quality of imported foods from December 20.

The government will carry out its fiscal and monetary policies consistently and effectively to support business production, control inflation, and stabilise the macro economy in immediate and medium periods.

A dramatic volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean has created a tiny new islet in Japan's territorial waters, officials said Thursday, the first time in decades the nation has seen the phenomenon.

The third international conference on cooperation between Vietnam and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will take place in Hanoi from November 28-29.

The 15th International Telecoms and Information Technology (Vietnam Telecoms 2013) exhibition in HCM City is displaying the latest telecommunication technologies and services to local companies and customers.

With the basic salary increase of around VND350,000 per month, payment would meet only nearly 80% of an average worker’s budget.

Lawmakers on November 20 hotly questioned the quality and quantity of public servants during a question-and-answer session with Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Thai Binh.

A Chinese baby boy who had been declared dead was saved from being cremated alive when he started crying at a funeral parlour, media reported Thursday.

Up to nearly 70% of overseas remittance were poured into Vietnamese production and business in the first nine months of this year, instead of real estate and securities.

The HCM City Department of Education and Training will invest in more modern school equipment, including interactive whiteboards for primary schools and kindergartens by 2015.

Vietnam hopes to become one of the official members of the Nagoya Protocol in 2014 in order to increase access and benefit-sharing of genetic resources, heard a workshop on November 20 in Hanoi.

Vietnamese athletes have said they are prepared to compete in the 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 27) in Myanmar next month.

Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the "slavery-like" conditions faced by thousands of Indonesian women who work in Hong Kong as domestic staff, accusing authorities of "inexcusable" inaction.

Ho Chi Minh City gave host to the Vietnam CFO Forum 2013 themed “Resilience Strategies in Hard Times” on November 20.

Vietnamese retailers have expressed concerns about the increasingly competitive retail market, as the country plans to open up to an influx of foreign retailers in 2015.

Vietnam and India on November 20 issued a Joint Statement on the occasion of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong’s State visit to India.

The UNICEF has voiced deep concern over high HIV/AIDS infection among children and teenagers in Asia-Pacific and called for accelerated actions to address the specific needs of this vulnerable group and wipe out the pandemic.

International donors have pledged US$78.195 billion in official development assistance for Vietnam over the next 20 years.